The Central Lod District Court sentenced Itay Levy to ten years in prison on Wednesday, after he was convicted of committing sex offenses and privacy violations against minors aged 4-12.
The court also ordered him to pay the maximum compensation of NIS 258,000 to the victims. In doing so, the court accepted a plea agreement reached between the parties regarding the sentence.
Levy, a Modi’in resident in his 50s and the CEO of KERNELiOS, a company that provides cybersecurity training, was arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of committing sexual offenses against minors.
After receiving a report of suspected indecent acts committed against a minor, police investigators examined digital media seized from Levy under a court order. The material raised substantial suspicion that serious offenses had been committed against minor victims on several occasions.
Digital evidence revealed Levy abused more than five underage victims
As the investigation progressed, Levy was questioned and additional digital evidence, including a mobile phone and additional storage devices, was examined.
The results of the questioning and examinations raised suspicions that there were more than five underage victims. The parents of the suspected victims were summoned for updates on the investigation and guidance from welfare authorities.
According to the amended indictment filed by the Central District Attorney’s Office, over a period of about a year and a half, Levy repeatedly filmed videos and took photographs of children aged 4-12 while they were naked or partially naked, without their knowledge. On some occasions, Levy also committed indecent acts against the children.
In its sentencing decision, the district court said that the offenses committed by Levy had caused severe harm both to the victims and their parents, who described to the court their pain and the devastation they had suffered.
The court emphasized the severity of sexual offenses committed against minors and the need for stringent punishment based on considerations of deterrence and retribution for victims.
In addition, the court said that "weighty considerations justified the adoption of the punitive plea agreement that was reached between the parties,” including Levy’s admission of the facts of the amended indictment without the need to hear evidence, his absence of previous convictions, his transfer of NIS 258,000 in compensation for the victims before the sentencing, and the victims' parents' agreement the plea deal.
As part of the sentencing decision, the court addressed the parents of the underage victims, saying that it had heard their pain and expressing hope that, with the conclusion of the criminal proceedings, they would be able to find some peace, move forward with their lives, and devote their strength and emotional resources to rebuilding their lives and securing their children’s futures.
Levy inflicted profound harm on victims, parents
Attorney Iris Picker Segal of the Central District Attorney's Office said, following the sentencing, that “the long prison sentence of ten years imposed on Itay Levy reflects the great severity of his actions, which involved the prolonged and cynical exploitation of helpless kindergarten-aged children.”
Segal added that Levy “inflicted serious and profound harm on the bodies and minds of young children and on the sense of security of the parents who entrusted their children to the daycare center out of trust.
The main consideration the attorney general's office took in deciding on the plea agreement was the desire to spare the seven minors and their families the need to testify in court and relive the trauma they experienced. The significant financial compensation Levy will pay the victims constitutes further recognition of the grave harm caused to them, while the substantial prison sentence sends a firm and uncompromising deterrent message to sex offenders.”